2012 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees

September 6, 2012 1:22 PM

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REGGIE MILLER -- A five-time All-Star and 1996 Olympic gold medalist, Reggie Miller retired as the leading 3-point shooter in NBA history and one of the most clutch players in the history of the league. Beloved in Indiana, where he spent his entire 18-year career, he is remembered in New York with equal parts respect and revulsion for scoring eight points in 8.9 seconds to beat the Knicks in a 1995 playoff game.

REGGIE MILLER -- A five-time All-Star and 1996 Olympic gold medalist, Reggie Miller retired as the leading 3-point shooter in NBA history and one of the most clutch players in the history of the league. Beloved

RALPH SAMPSON -- He was drafted No. 1 overall out of Virginia in the 1983 NBA draft and was an all-star each of his four full seasons in Houston before knee problems dodged him the rest of his nine-year career. Sampson averaged 19.7 points and 10.4 rebounds in Houston.
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RALPH SAMPSON -- He was drafted No. 1 overall out of Virginia in the 1983 NBA draft and was an all-star each of his four full seasons in Houston before knee problems dodged him the rest of his nine-year career. ... more

CHET WALKER -- Walker, out of Bradley, was on the All-Rookie team and was a seven-time All Star. He started at small forward on the 1966-67 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers, which many consider to be, for one season, the greatest team in NBA history. (Photo: Houston Chronicle)

CHET WALKER -- Walker, out of Bradley, was on the All-Rookie team and was a seven-time All Star. He started at small forward on the 1966-67 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers, which many consider to be, for one

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LIDIA ALEXEEVA -- As coach of the Soviet Union women’s basketball team. her teams won gold in the 1976 and 1980, won four FIBA World Championship victories, 10 European Championships and 17 USSR National Championships. (Photo: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame)

LIDIA ALEXEEVA -- As coach of the Soviet Union women’s basketball team. her teams won gold in the 1976 and 1980, won four FIBA World Championship victories, 10 European Championships and 17 USSR National

HANK NICHOLS -- Nichols refereed six NCAA championship games and 10 Final Fours, as well as two Olympics and the European championships. After leaving the court, he became the NCAA's national coordinator for officials.(Photo: Hall of Fame president and CEO John Doleva (left) hands a jersey to inductee Hank Nichols. By Associated Press)

HANK NICHOLS -- Nichols refereed six NCAA championship games and 10 Final Fours, as well as two Olympics and the European championships. After leaving the court, he became the NCAA's national coordinator for

ALL-AMERICAN RED HEADS -- The first professional women's basketball team, the Red Heads were known as the female Harlem Globetrotters during their existence from 1936-1986. (Photo: Hall of Fame president and CEO John Doleva hands a jersey to Tammy Harrison, representing the All-American Red Heads professional women's basketball team. Associated Press).

ALL-AMERICAN RED HEADS -- The first professional women's basketball team, the Red Heads were known as the female Harlem Globetrotters during their existence from 1936-1986. (Photo: Hall of Fame president and